Tales from Earthsea
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Tales from Earthsea is a fantasy collection by Ursula K. Le Guin that expands her Earthsea universe with stories and lore exploring its history, magic, and cultures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tales from Earthsea canonical | 5 |
| Tales from Earthsea (film) | 2 |
| Tales from Earthsea (2006 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3799269 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tales from Earthsea Context triple: [Ursula K. Le Guin, notableWork, Tales from Earthsea]
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A.
A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea is a classic fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows the coming-of-age journey of a young mage named Ged in the archipelago world of Earthsea.
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B.
The Tombs of Atuan
The Tombs of Atuan is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows a young priestess in a dark underground labyrinth as she confronts faith, identity, and freedom within the Earthsea universe.
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C.
Tehanu
Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
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D.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a classic British children's fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Cheshire folklore with a perilous magical quest.
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E.
The Circle of the World
The Circle of the World is the English rendering of the Old Norse title "Heimskringla," a medieval collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tales from Earthsea Target entity description: Tales from Earthsea is a fantasy collection by Ursula K. Le Guin that expands her Earthsea universe with stories and lore exploring its history, magic, and cultures.
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A.
A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea is a classic fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows the coming-of-age journey of a young mage named Ged in the archipelago world of Earthsea.
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B.
The Tombs of Atuan
The Tombs of Atuan is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows a young priestess in a dark underground labyrinth as she confronts faith, identity, and freedom within the Earthsea universe.
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C.
Tehanu
Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
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D.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a classic British children's fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Cheshire folklore with a perilous magical quest.
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E.
The Circle of the World
The Circle of the World is the English rendering of the Old Norse title "Heimskringla," a medieval collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| award |
World Fantasy Award
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surface form:
World Fantasy Award nomination
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| containsFictionalUniverseLore |
cultures of Earthsea
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history of Earthsea ⓘ magic of Earthsea ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist |
Gaye Godfrey
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surface form:
Gaye Godfrey-Brown
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| featuresCharacter |
Early mages of Roke
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Ged ⓘ Irian ⓘ Ogion ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Other Wind ⓘ |
| follows | Tehanu ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Description of Earthsea
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Darkrose and Diamond ⓘ Dragonfly ⓘ On the High Marsh ⓘ The Bones of the Earth ⓘ The Finder ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
balance and equilibrium
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gender and power structures ⓘ nature of magic ⓘ power and responsibility ⓘ tradition and change ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
adult readers
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young adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
backstory of Earthsea
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early history of Roke ⓘ origins of Earthsea school of wizardry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Earthsea
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surface form:
Earthsea cycle
|
| publicationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
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surface form:
Harcourt
Orion Publishing Group ⓘ
surface form:
Orion Books
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| series | Earthsea ⓘ |
| setIn |
Earthsea
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surface form:
Earthsea universe
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| subjectMatter |
dragons
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island cultures ⓘ wizards ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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Tales from Earthsea (2006 film)
this entity surface form:
Tales from Earthsea (film)
this entity surface form:
Tales from Earthsea (film)